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Dagný Brynjarsdóttir’s festive favourites…
What is your favourite Christmas song?
It is Icelandic, it’s called ‘Jólin eru að koma’, which means ‘Christmas is coming’.
What is the best part of a Christmas meal?
Growing up for many years we ate Turkey as a family at Christmas, so I thought that was big and the best thing. Now, when there’s only two adults, a six-year-old and a baby, I think a whole Turkey might be a bit big for us!
Some people eat doves in Iceland. My dad tried to make us eat it once for Christmas but me and my siblings said ‘absolutely not’, but a lot of Icelandic people do.
What is one thing on your Christmas list this year?
I’ve asked for weights so I can do gym work in my house!
What is the best Christmas present you’ve ever received?
It’s probably when I was ten or eleven years old and I got the Icelandic national team kit for the first time. There was no-one on the back, at the time it was quite hard to get a name printed.
Which member of the squad would you most want to spend Christmas with?
That’s a tough one! I’d probably say Shannon [Cooke] because she’s really good in the kitchen. I’m not a big fan of cooking, so my husband does the Christmas dinner and I do the sides. I feel like if I was to celebrate Christmas with Shannon, she could help out in the kitchen and I could play with my kids!
What is your New Year’s resolution?
I want to try to be more in the moment, not thinking about the past or thinking too much about the future. Time flies, and I need to be in the moment.